Hawaii Missile Threat: False Alarm

[Okeefenokee]

People who don't put ketchup on hot dogs, and animals.

[Speaker to Animals]

It absolutely is a racial and ethnic conflict. You are just too deluded by libertarianism to see it (yet).

[DBTrek]

You had to know it was a diversity hire when they refused to fire the person and quietly shuffled them to some other occupation. If it was a white man, they'd have thrown his ass under the bus within 24 hours.

Naaa. Nepotism is the more likely explanation. "You know the Myagis? They are related to us by (insert family tree diagram.) He's a kind boy, give him one job, ya?

Here’s the scam they use at the FAA. Most of you may not know that the Federal government awards prospective employees “points” which directly affect their chances of being hired. Points are awarded for being disabled, being a veteran, being a minority, etc, etc. points are NOT awarded for having an actual background or experience in the listed job.

Here’s the FAA nepotism scam - if you want your kid to be able to beat out minorities and disabled veterans for a cushy fed job, you make them work as an unpaid intern at the FAA for a summer.

Why?

Because former federal employees (even if unpaid) rack up enough “points” to edge out other applicants, all things being equal.

The swamp runs deep. Don’t gaze into it.

[Fife]

People who don't put ketchup on hot dogs, and animals.

Not mutually exclusive.

[Fife]

It absolutely is a racial and ethnic conflict. You are just too deluded by libertarianism to see it (yet).

On the taxpayer's clock:

[Haumana]

Here’s the scan they use at the FAA. Most of you may not know that the Federal government awards prospective employees “points” which directly affect their chances of being hired. Points are awarded for being disabled, being a veteran, being a minority, etc, etc. points are NOT awarded for having an actual background or experience in th listed job.

Here’s the FAA nepotism scam - if you want your kid to be able to beat out minorities and disabled veterans for a cushy fed job, you make them work as an unpaid intern at the FAA for a summer.

Why?

Because former federal employees (even if unpaid) rack up enough “points” to edge out other applicants, all things being equal.
The swamp runs deep. Don’t gaze into it.

Explaining why the fish is wet to said fish, is a fool's errand. Some of this shit will never be worked out.

[DBTrek]

Employee Who Sent False Hawaii Missile Alert Is Refusing to Cooperate With FCC Investigation

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile earlier this month has refused to cooperate with a Federal Communications Commission investigation, an FCC official said Thursday.

Lisa Fowlkes, chief of the FCC’s public safety and homeland security bureau, said she was “disappointed” during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

“We are quite pleased with the level of cooperation we have received from the leadership of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency thus far. We are disappointed, however, that one key employee, the person who transmitted the false alert, is refusing to cooperate with our investigation,” Fowlkes said on Thursday. “We hope that person will reconsider.”

A Jan. 13 emergency alert that went to millions of mobile phones sent waves of panic across the state. The message said, “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.”

It took 38 minutes for authorities to correct the error and send a follow up message that the alert was a mistake.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it hoped its employee—who has already been reassigned—would decide to cooperate with the investigation.

“We share FCC Public Safety Bureau Chief Lisa Fowlkes’s disappointment. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has encouraged its employees to cooperate in all ongoing investigations, and while each individual makes a personal choice, we hope anyone who is not cooperating will reconsider and help to bring these matters to a satisfactory conclusion,” Richard Rapoza, the agency’s public information officer, said in a statement. . .

http://time.com/5119618/hawaii-missile- ... stigation/

Remember this every time your neighbor is urging you to raise taxes for X-Y-Z. Remember what you're already paying for, and ask if the real problem is that the government doesn't have enough money,

[Smitty-48]

Maybe he got himself a lawyer and the lawyer told him to keep his mouth shut. If the government is coming to "investigate", keeping your mouth shut until they show their cards is advisable.

[DBTrek]

Maybe he got himself a lawyer and the lawyer told him to keep his mouth shut. If the government is coming to "investigate", keeping your mouth shut until they show their cards is advisable.

He wouldn’t need a lawyer in the private sector because his incompetent, public-endangering ass would’ve been fired.

But you know ... public unions.

[Smitty-48]

Maybe he got himself a lawyer and the lawyer told him to keep his mouth shut. If the government is coming to "investigate", keeping your mouth shut until they show their cards is advisable.

He wouldn’t need a lawyer in the private sector because his incompetent, public-endangering ass would’ve been fired.

But you know ... public unions.

Well if the system was poorly designed and/or the employees were inadequately trained, then punishing them is counterproductive if you need the system to work, because if you crucify subordinates for making an honest mistake in a bad set up, then in the future, they'll be too spooked to make a decision either way.

Frankly, when you're talking about systems related to ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, that's really not a job for civilians at all, but if you are going to use civilians, you still need to take a military approach for an inherently military mission.